Barbed fence



(No Model.) M. A. MIHILLS.

BARBED FENCE.

Patented Dec. 19, 1882 7 INVENTOR.

5 ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES:

UNrTE STATES ATENT FFIQE.

MERRICK A. MIHILLS, ()F PAlNESVILLE, OHIO.

BARBIED FENCE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 269,444, dated December19, 1862. Application filed July 17, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI,l\lERRIOK A. MrnILLs, of Painesville, in the county ofLake and State of ()hio,have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Barbed Fences; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanyingdrawings,which form a part of this specification,

and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of apiece of twistedfence-wire provided with one of my revolving barbs or spurs. Fig. 2 is aside view of a section of wire, showing'three of the revolving spurs;and Fig. 3 is a cross-section through one of the spurs with itsbearing-plate and holding-wires.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

- My invention has relation to barbed-wire fences; and the noveltyconsists in the construction and arrangement ofiparts, as will be morefully hereinafter set forth, and specifically set forth in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A represents atwistedtwo-strand fence-wire. At suitable distances apart are insertedbetween the strands of the wire lozenge-shaped plates 13, having groovededges b, and a central longitudinal slot, (0, for the insertion of therevolving spur-wheel or rowel O, the plates being held in place by thestrands of the wire,

passing through the groovesor channels b, as

shown more clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawings. In twisting the wire thestrands will bind firmly in their respective grooves, so as to holdtheplates properly in place at all times.

The advantages of my barbed fence-wire will readily be appreciated byall who have had experience with barbed fences. When stock runs againsttherotary barbs or rowels,these, while inflictinga certain degree ofpunishment sufficient for the purpose, will give or yield and notlacerate or cut the flesh of the animal, as in the case of stationary orrigid barbs, the cruelty of. which has caused their use to be prohibitedin several of the States.

I am aware of Patent No. 230,445, of 1880, and the construction thereinset forth is not sought to be covered in this application.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim United States- The barbedfence-wire composed of the twisted strands A, lozenge-shaped plates B,slotted at a and having grooved edges 1), and spurwheels or rowels(J,journaled in the slotted plates, constructed and combinedsubstantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my own 1 have hereuntoaflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MERRIOK A. MIHILLS.

\Vitnesses:

CHARLES MCFARLAND,

FRANK J. JEROME.

and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the-

